Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Question : Which of these is not one of the impacts of the Green Revolution?
Option 1: A loosening of traditional bonds or hereditary relationships between farmers or landowners and agricultural workers.
Option 2: The rise of a class of 'free' wage labourers.
Option 3: A shift from payment in cash to payment in kind (grain).
Option 4: There was an increase in the use of agricultural labour as cultivation became more intensive.
Correct Answer: A shift from payment in cash to payment in kind (grain).
Solution : The correct option is A shift from payment in cash to payment in kind (grain).
A shift from payment in cash to payment in kind, such as grain, can have implications for various sectors,
Question : Directions: Which of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following? 1. Window 2. Foundation 3. Floor 4. Ventilator 5. Roof
Option 1: 3, 2, 1, 4, 5
Option 2: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
Option 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Option 4: 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
Correct Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
Solution : Given: 1. Window 2. Foundation 3. Floor 4. Ventilator 5. Roof
First, the foundation is laid, and then the flooring is done. After that, the windows are fitted, followed by the placement of the ventilator and finally, the roof is added
Question : Directions: Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figures – 1. The triangles alternatively change to vertical and horizontal positions. 2. The number of lines in between the triangles increased by one. So, following the above pattern, the required figure will be as follows –
Therefore, the figure in the
Question : During an emergency, imposed under Art. 352, which of the following constitutional provisions stands suspended?
Option 1: Directive Principles of State Policy
Option 2: Amendment Procedures
Option 3: Fundamental Rights
Option 4: Judicial Review
Correct Answer: Fundamental Rights
Solution : The correct option is Fundamental Rights.
Certain Fundamental Rights, particularly those under Article 19 (freedom of speech, assembly, etc.), may be suspended or restricted during a National Emergency under Article 352 of the Indian Constitution, but other Fundamental Rights, such as the right to
Question : Directions: Select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives in the given question. ABCXYZ : DEFUVW :: GHIRST : ?
Option 1: JNOPKL
Option 2: MNOLKJ
Option 3: JKLOPQ
Option 4: JOKPLN
Correct Answer: JKLOPQ
Solution : Given: ABCXYZ : DEFUVW :: GHIRST : ?
Add 3 to the place value of the first three letters and subtract three from the place value of the last three letters of ABCXYZ to obtain the related letter cluster. A + 3 = D; B
Question : What is the sum of all three digits numbers which are divisible by 20?
Option 1: 21400
Option 2: 24300
Option 3: 25800
Option 4: 22500
Correct Answer: 24300
Solution : The first three-digit number divisible by 20 is 100 and the last is 980 This forms an arithmetic series with first term ($a$) = 100, common difference ($d$) = 20 and last term ($l$) = 980 ⇒ The sum of an arithmetic series = $\frac{n}{2}
Question : Directions: Each of the letters in the word KINGDOM is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the fourth letter from the left and the letter in the extreme right in the new letter cluster thus formed?
Option 1: Two
Option 2: Six
Option 3: Three
Option 4: Five
Correct Answer: Three
Solution : Given: KINGDOM
After rearranging the word in alphabetical order, the new cluster will be –
So, the fourth letter from the left is K and the one on the extreme right is O. There are three letters between K and O, they are→L, M, and
Question : Directions: What will come in the place of (?) in the following equation, if + and – are interchanged and × and ÷ are interchanged? 53 ÷ 4 – 21 × 7 + 14 = ?
Option 1: 203
Option 2: 201
Option 3: 202
Option 4: 200
Correct Answer: 201
Solution : Given: 53 ÷ 4 – 21 × 7 + 14 = ?
After interchanging the signs the equation becomes – = 53 × 4 + 21 ÷ 7 – 14 = 53 × 4 + 3 – 14 = 212 + 3 – 14 =
Question : The total number of workers in a company is 960. If the number of female workers in the company is 420, then the respective ratio of the total number of male workers to the total number of female workers in the company is:
Option 1: 7 : 9
Option 2: 16 : 9
Option 3: 16 : 7
Option 4: 9 : 7
Correct Answer: 9 : 7
Solution : Total number of workers = 960 Total number of female workers = 420 ⇒ Total number of male workers = 960 – 420 = 540 ⇒ Ratio = 540 : 420 = 27 : 21 = 9 : 7 Hence, the correct answer
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' as an orphan who is (1)_________ by his guardian aunt and uncle and their son. On his 11th birthday, Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has been invited to (2)_________Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents had not (3)__________ in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they instead had been murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry was the only person to have ever (4)_________ an attack by Voldemort-by somehow (5)__________ the latter's 'killing curse'—which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: crushed
Option 2: mistreated
Option 3: dispirited
Option 4: bowed
Correct Answer: mistreated
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The context of the passage suggests that Harry Potter is an orphan who is being raised by his guardian aunt and uncle. The word mistreated means treated badly or cruelly, indicating that Harry is not treated well or
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